18-3
The Old Man and Sigrun
Translator : PolterGlast
・The
Female Hero
「P-Please
spare us already... Sigrun-sama...」
「Nn,
what, you're done already?」
The work of military
training is quite fun. However, my precious toys have stopped moving. Dogs,
cats, foxes, boars. Beastmen of various appearances are groveling on the
ground. It seems they've run out of stamina.
「To
think that even when us elites gang up, we're no match...」
「How is
it that we, who are surrounding her, get exhausted first!?」
「Strange!
Sigrun-sama is absolutely strange!」
Even though they
have the energy to talk, the beasts were whining without standing up. Military
training is fun. It's especially the best because the beastmen can keep up with
my movements!
「Don't
say that, let's enjoy it a little more. Umu, shall I add two more people?」
「This
isn't a training to train Sigrun-sama, is it wan!?」
「Wahahaha,
if you can beat me, you graduate!」
「Then
everyone's guaranteed to repeat a year! No more, we oppose animal cruelty!」
Voices of complaint
were rising in the training grounds of Erin.
「Ah,
look over there, over there!」
Told so, I looked
behind me. Nn, that's the alchemist Durin and—ooh, isn't that the
blacksmith old man and, on top of that, that gal Plea!
「Animal
cruelty, deshu ka...? I cannot just ignore that, deshu.」
「Please
help us, Durin-chan, Plea-sama! Sigrun-sama is telling 10
of us to slash at her all at once!」
「Pfft,
what's that~♪ So stupid it seriously puts me off~♪ The pride of the Horned race
is~ like, zero~?」
I got irritated, so
I casually pointed my sword at Plea. Well, she's not a woman to be
intimidated by that level. The beastmen prostrated themselves before Plea,
and those with tails curled them between their legs.
「Never
mind that! Blacksmith, is it finally done!?」
「Ou...」
「What's
with that reaction!? Somehow, your attitude towards me alone is different from
everyone else's, ain't it, old man!?」
「Sorry,
you somewhat resemble an acquaintance of mine, you... Rather than that, Plea-chan,
she's noisy so show it to her.」
When I turned my
eyes to Plea, she was holding a sheathed short sword. It's finally here!
The one the blacksmith told me about before!
「Candy
for a crying child, a new sword for Sigrun, like that~? Plea-chan
also~ worked hard together with Durin-chan~♪」
「Rather,
deshu ne... It was remodeled by Plea-san afterwards, deshu...」
「No, I
love this kind of thing! The Horned race of this era are interesting!」
It seems it's a
collaborative work between Durin, Plea, and the blacksmith old
man. With my expectations high, I snatched the sword from Plea. Ooh, a
nice, hefty weight. When I pulled the sword from its scabbard, a grey blade
tinged with light green shone.
「The
old man made the sword~, Durin-chan~ strengthened its sharpness with
alchemy~? And then, I installed a gimmick♪ Pfft... hilarious~♪」
「What
is a 'gimmick'?」
「Um, deshu
ne... If you shift the decoration on the hilt, deshu ne...」
When I fiddled with
it as told, the decoration slid and a small button appeared there. Buttons are
meant to be pressed. I pressed it immediately. Then, a surprise!
「O-Ooooooooohhh?!!
Fu-fu-fu-it's vibratingggggg!?」
The sword vibrated
in small, rapid movements.
「Kyaha,
how's that~♪ Amazing, isn't it, Sigrun♪」
「Umu!
Umu... Well, I don't understand the meaning, but I like it!!」
What does it vibrate
for? I tilted my head, but decided I didn't understand but it's interesting so
it's fine, and stopped thinking!
「Look,
didn't I tell you, deshu ka... She doesn't understand at all, deshu...」
「This
one is an idiot, after all!」
「Right,
right, a massive idiot, isn't she~♪ Like, total denial of intelligence~?」
「In
short, this is a moving saw. By vibrating itself, it can cut things it normally
couldn't cut. Got it?」
「Umu, I
don't understand!! But it's a good weight, I like it!」
「There's
just a little problem, though; if you press that button twice rapidly~?」
「Oh,
like this?」
I pressed the button
twice rapidly. Then it was even more outrageous! Instantly, the sword emitted
an ultra-high-pitched sound, and everyone ended up covering their ears.
「Wahahaha,
this is noisy! Oi, Plea, it's interesting but this is a defective
product!」
「But
like~, the one using it is Sigrun, right~? If it's Sigrun, she's
totally fine with it, right? Rather, the person herself is the noisiest, like
that~?」
「It's
loud as hell, but I think it's a good kind of unorthodoxy.」
As expected, it's
noisy. I turned the switch off. Its stealth capabilities are ruined, but it's
somehow interesting, so let's say it's fine.
「Wahahaha,
it's certainly unorthodox! But that's what's good about it! This is a super
weird weapon, the only one of its kind in the world!」
「That's
why I said, deshu... It was given a strange remodeling by Plea-sama,
deshu... Even though it was a proper finish, a weird weapon-san has been
completed, deshu...」
Umu, umu, Princess Atomina's
favorite is cute like a small animal. It makes me want to hug her, but it seems
I am recognized as a dangerous person! She is wary of me!
「Um,
why are you approaching, deshu ka...?」
「Umu,
please, let me give you a biiiig squeeze! I want to show my gratitude!」
「I, I
will decline, deshu...」
「Oh,
stop it, stop it, you'll get her
bones broken, kakaka!」
「How
about Plea-chan gives you a squeeze later~, Sigrun?」
「No! I
don't want it unless it's Durin-chan!」
「I-I am
troubled, deshu... Durin has Atomina-oneesama, deshu...」
She is wary of me
right now. I must look for an opening and thank her with all my might.
「Oi oi,
aren't you going to do anything for me?」
「That's
right! What would make you happy!?」
「Yeah,
show me your boobs.」
「I see.
Understood.」
Since Durin-chan
was holding the blacksmith hammer (the old man's main body), I snatched it—
「Ah,
no, oi hey, what are you planning to—daaaaaaahhh?!!」
I achieved a great
record of a long throw of about 50 meters.
◇ ◆ ◇ ◆ ◇
・Shovel
Boy
Last night, I got
absorbed in Zirant and Puribel, and unintentionally stayed up late. I
wonder if I could somehow excavate the continuation volumes by working hard at
excavation work. Well, for that reason, having woken up before noon, I put
breakfast in my stomach and did a light run to the Imperial Capital at
double speed. My destination is the Adventurer's Guild. I came to take the
guild's promotion exam.
- Adventure -
【Clear
the Adventurer's Guild promotion exam】
·
Reward: EXP 150
·
『It should be just right for digesting
your food. Finish it quickly.』
Judging from the
pattern so far, achieving a task reveals a new challenge. Even if the reward is
modest, it makes me expect what follows.
「Oh,
you finally showed up, Mr. Moneybags. ...No, I mean you, you!」
When I looked behind
me, there was no one. Also because of the time of day being noon, there was no
one lined up at the Adventurer's Guild reception.
「What
are you talking about?」
「No, you
haven't received your money!?」
When I stood in
front of the reception desk, the usual man with stubble piled up money bags on
the counter.
「Ah,
the reward from that incident. I forgot.」
「How
could you forget that, you... Even Big Sister Sigrun is strictly exact
only when it comes to money, you know?」
I pulled the money
bags toward me and put my signature of receipt on the binder from before. It's
true. Everyone's signatures were lined up closely together.
「So,
what did you come for today?」
「Yeah,
I want to take the promotion exam. Please guide me.」
Then, the receptionist made a bitter face as if to say it was truly troublesome. I suppose so. Even if they conduct an exam, the guild won't make a single penny. Even so, I wanted to finish this easily doable task within an hour if possible, and go on a food tour around the Imperial Capital. If possible, I would like to invite Aniue to that, but the hopes of that are slim.
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